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TIL that Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd".

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1app7 TIL peeing in the shower once a day saves 2,500 liters of water per year per person
E1GEp TIL Japans current emperor until 2019 was the son of Hirohito
8epoP TIL in 1913 factory manager Leo Frank was convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan based largely on the testimony of janitor Jim Conley, who said Frank paid him to dispose of the body. Frank was lynched by an angry mob. Later investigation strongly suggests that Conley was the real killer all along.
nWE8b TIL: The Iran Blizzard of February 1972, recorded as the deadliest in history, took over 4,000 lives during a week-long storm burying southern Iran under 7.9 meters of snow. The catastrophe unfolded after four years of drought, leaving a profound impact on the region.
oKv8 TIL The word “niggard” is not etymologically related to the word “nigger” and it has no racial connotations, yet people still get shit for using it because it sounds similar to the racial slur.